Eyebrows were raised when it emerged that not a single farmer in Midlands-North-West admitted to voting for the Green Party Euro candidate, Saoirse McHugh from Achill island.
Farmers face increased climate action pressure from the Government and EU in the wake of the European elections.
A country crime cartel heavily involved in cattle rustling are the masterminds behind the spate of ATM robberies north and south of the Border.
Dairy farmer and Fine Gael councillor Willie Aird was back milking cows on his farm in the centre of Portlaoise just 30 minutes after it was announced that he topped the poll in the town's local election.
In an auction that Clive Kavanagh of Jordans described as 'a flyer', a residential farm on 79ac near the village of Rathnure in Wexford sold in its entirety for €1.5m, making almost €19,000/ac.
The World Health Organisation has voted to recognise video game addiction and professional burnout as official illnesses.
At least 30 people are dead and another 200 are missing after a boat sank on a lake in the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities say.
